Happy couples are my favorite, and Jordan and Sarah were no exception. It was a perfectly beautiful day for their wedding and part of what made it so beautiful was their visible happiness and easygoing nature throughout their wedding day. And even though there were tears too, they were happy tears. Tears of a father proud of and happy for his daughter. Tears of a bride moved by her husband's vows to her and her vows to him. Tears while listening to the most moving of toasts from siblings and friends. And, of course, lots and lots of laughter to accompany the events of the day as well. As their wedding day progressed, the brilliant blue ...
Archives for September 2014
Love and Laughter :: {Abby and Jeff’s Missoula, Montana Wedding}
When you get to work with a couple whose engagement request includes being photographed with mini donkeys...you just KNOW their wedding day is going to be equally as awesome. And it totally was. Abby and Jeff had such a gorgeous wedding. The day couldn't have been more perfect - blue skies, fluffy clouds, sweet light, and heckuva lot of smiles, laughter and love. These two had some of the most hilarious and sweet wedding vows I've heard, which had everyone in stitches. And that was the theme of the day - pure happiness and joy, surrounded by friends and family (many of whom traveled all the way from Chile to join the festivities!) We ...
Stunning in Sequins :: {Lynnae’s Missoula Portrait Session}
My brain is always on overdrive, thinking of new things I'd like to try in my photography, so it was such a treat to meet Lynnae, who answered my model call to help me out with said new idea. (And if you'd like to hear when I have these model calls, hop on over to my Facebook page and become a liker to stay in the know. You don't even have to be a model, per se - I prefer to work with people without modeling experience, and we have a grand ol' time!) It was a ridiculously hot evening, but she definitely kept her cool and we had a blast as she had fun in front of the camera and indulged my whims. The light was seriously scrumptious and ...
Raindrops and Sunsets :: {Ashley and Adam’s Sky Ridge Ranch Wedding}
It may have been a bit of a rainy day for Ashley and Adam's wedding, but I think it only added to the natural beauty of the setting and of their truly heartfelt ceremony. I'm pretty sure everybody felt more in touch with all that makes Montana wonderful as the mountains peeked out amidst the clouds, as the raindrops fell on our shoulders and as we all soaked in and appreciated the notion of place and the people with whom we share it. Adam stood before friends and family and watched as his daughter, Iris, in a sweet, layered dress, made her grand entrance in a little red wagon, and not long after, her mother, Ashley, followed walking ...
Married amongst the Mission Mountains :: {Mariah and Erryn’s Sky Ridge Ranch Montana Wedding}
When you plan your wedding in Montana, there's always a risk that mountain views might be obscured by wildfire smoke. Unbelievably, this year, we really haven't had to deal with smoke all that much from our own fires...but smoke doesn't obey state lines, and it drifted over from Canada, Washington and Oregon and planted itself right in front of the beautiful Mission Mountains - and on Mariah and Erryn's wedding day. It's a part of life here, so everyone took it in stride, but we all were secretly wishing and hoping it would dissipate, especially since Erryn's family came all the way from Chicago, and we all wanted them to see just how amazing ...
Laughter and Milkshakes :: {Jessica, Robert and Rae’s Missoula Portraits}
When Jessica called me up to talk about setting up a time to make some images with her grandmother, Rae, while she and her boyfriend (now fiancé! congrats!!!), Robert, were in town I was pretty excited. Jessica has good memories of visiting Missoula and her grandmother, so this kind of session was just perfect. We wandered around downtown as Rae shared the history of some of the buildings with us, and we stopped off for a milkshake and italian cream soda and had the absolute pleasure of listening to some of Rae's amazing and hilarious stories. (She's got 92 years worth of stories to tell!) She had us all in stitches, and I swear, I ...